Not to make it sexual or anything, but does the word “hit-whore” come to mind? Some people are so short of original ideas they will say anything to be published and get hits on their articles. But I guess it worked….

Yes, I’ve been thinking the same thing. They’re going to make an iPod Touch with a 7″ screen. This way, they can still say that anything less than a 9″ screen is inappropriate for a tablet. Funny, why the punditry hasn’t picked up on this…

I can see someday an iPad with a 3D display and multiple sensor cameras detecting hand movements hovering over, but not touching the screen. Sort of like a Kinect or Minority Report iPad. That would sem to be the next direction in touch interface (& keeping your iPad screen clean!). Hopefully Appe has patented such ideas. This would work well with desktops too and avoiding the direct and messy finger touch.

The comments above seem almost as idiotic as the article they are referring to. Can’t wait for March 7th when everyone will be backtracking their responses and justifying their errors.. it looks like it is happening already (re: well a 7-8″ tablet derp a derp only if it’s a remote a derp a derpie derp). Bite me know-it-all retards.. wait for the announcement before making comments so concrete. Your small sweaty heads are just making empty guesses at this point. 🙂

thats a interesting position… having an iPadMini is a bigger iPodTouch.

Apple has the iPodTouch already which is basically a iPhone without the 3G network and sim slot – this helped Apple with mass ordering of components by assembling same components and similar sizes for actually two devices. Smart.

This same part to part does not work as perfectly with iPhone to iPad. However some components like a camera and memory chips and processor does – as it does with the AppleTV also.

The iTouch is a odd item – cool – but it is a gaming unit – it took over the iPod sales mostly. So, if Apple were to create a iPadMini – it jumps into where the iPodTouch is. This might be a good move and would be nice. But I think we will see the iPodTouch slowly vanish.

I still love the idea of a virtual device – self docking self syncing – bluetooth and wifi connecting – this DEVICE when nearby to your iMac will become a virtual keyboard. When you walk away with the device it becomes a iPad. When you bring it nearby your TV it becomes an amazing DVR and TV remote / controller. And, if you have the AppleTV unit connected to your TV – this new device becomes can become the gaming controller.

So my wish or dream or prediction – would be this 8″w x 4″h virtual device – will all the great Apple “i” things we already know from the touch to the phone to the pod to the pad…

An iSlate – which transforms to any useful device depending where you take it. Neighbour your TV it assists you this way – neighbour your iMac and it becomes a keyboard – walk away and it is a iPad. Take in your car and its your navigator assistance.